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Relatives' Perspective on the Terminally Ill Patients Who Died after Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Interview Study in the Netherlands
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Georges, Jean-Jacques; Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.; Muller, Martien T.; van der Wal, Gerrit; van der Heide, Agnes; van der Maas, Paul J. – Death Studies, 2007
This study used retrospective interviews with 87 relatives to describe the experiences of patients who died by euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) in the Netherlands. Most of the patients suffered from cancer (85%). The relatives were most often a partner (63%) or a child (28%) of the patient. Before explicitly requesting EAS most…
Descriptors: Patients, Terminal Illness, Experience, Suicide
Suicide and Terminal Illness.
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Marzuk, Peter M. – Death Studies, 1994
Reviews epidemiology of suicide among terminally ill. Discusses clinical assessment and management of suicidal terminally ill, emphasizing differences from evaluation and treatment of other suicidal individuals. Focuses on methodological issues inherent in studying treatment and characteristics of this population. Suggests blurring of line between…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Evaluation, Methods, Suicide
Death and AIDS: A Review of the Medico-Legal Literature.
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Huber, Jeffrey T. – Death Studies, 1993
Notes that diagnosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues to denote death sentence. Contends that AIDS is unique terminal illness in that no other single disease in history of American legal system has generated more litigation than AIDS. Examines medico-legal issues associated with AIDS-related death: estate planning,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Court Litigation, Death, Grief
The Ethics of Suicide and Suicide Prevention.
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Lester, David; Leenaars, Antoon A. – Death Studies, 1996
Debates the question of suicide as a defensible choice, particularly for the terminally ill, examining the relevance of such issues as the mortality, rationality, and dynamics of the suicidal act, and the legitimacy of physician-assisted suicide. Contrasting perspectives are articulated by two prominent suicidologists as a spur to the reader's…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Death, Ethics
Suicide in Relation to AIDS.
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Beckerman, Nancy L. – Death Studies, 1995
Explores many dimensions of suicide among the terminally ill, including preemptive, surcease, and rational suicide. The critical issues addressed are the incidence of suicide in HIV-positive individuals, contributing factors associated with the risk of suicide among people with HIV/AIDS, and the clinical and ethical implications of this issue for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Case Studies, Counselor Role, Death
Reacting to AIDS-Related Suicide: Does Time since Diagnosis Matter?
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Range, Lillian M.; Alliston, Jerry R. – Death Studies, 1995
Undergraduates (n=296) read a fictional vignette concerning a person diagnosed with either terminal cancer or AIDS, and for varying lengths of time. Student reactions indicated that a person with AIDS is associated with greater stigma than a person with another fatal disease, regardless of how long ago the diagnosis was made. (JPS)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cancer, Clinical Diagnosis, Higher Education
Situational Analysis of Attitudes toward Suicide Behavior.
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Ingram, Ellen; Ellis, Jon B. – Death Studies, 1995
College students (n=228) completed a suicide ideation questionnaire and read one of 4 scenarios: cancer, AIDS, schizophrenia, and depression. People in the cancer and AIDS scenario were viewed as the most justified in committing suicide. Suicide ideators saw the people in the scenarios as justified in committing suicide more often than did…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cancer, College Students, Depression (Psychology)